Posted by werksguy on November 19, 2012 at 20:04:22 from (108.8.120.157):
I've been doing a bunch of research lately trying to figure out what I'm going to do in regard to my H resto. Bought it in September for $1000 w NEW tires.
I plan on painting it, of course, but there are a few other things that I'm thinking about, and need advice. I plan on using this tractor for some light duty stuff, brush hogging, Hay Rides for my grandkids, stuff like that.
1.This thing is WAY down on power.. My 8n will run rings around it. I'm pulling it in the shop tomorrow for a complete tune up, (oil change, plugs, wires,check points, check valve adjustment, etc). It doesn't smoke at all, starts well, but it hunts a little when you give it throttle and when I brought it to my shop from my house, it wouldn't hardly pull a hill (not very steep) in 5th, so I wound up creeping along in 4th for about 1/2 mile.
I'm going to also do a compression test to see where I'm at there. In the event that I do an engine rebuild, I'm going to pull it out and do everything.
The question is, it's a distillate tractor. If I wind up re-doing the entire head, Wouldn't I be better off staring with the casting from a gas tractor?
It's my understanding that the difference in compression between gas and distillate engines is mainly in the combustion chamber volume. I'll no doubt put in oversized stepped pistons when I change sleeves. Are there differences in the manifold and carb between Gas and mine?
2. I'm planning on putting a 3ph on my H. The hydraulics on my 8n drive me crazy, so I'm wanting to put a pump on the engine from an SH or 300. The tractor has a belly pump on it now... What pieces do I need to get to make all this work? FOr whatever it's worth, my tractor has a mag, will this work with the hydraulic pump, or is there a better way to do all this?
I want to make my H really sharp but I'm obviously not going bug nuts over originality, and was wondering if all the distillate stuff I remove is worth trying to deal away to get the parts that I need to reach the goals I've set for my project?
I've been lurking at quite a few vintage tractor sites and I like this one best because there seems to be a lot less ego and a friendlier atmosphere here than on a lot of the others. Feels a bunch more welcoming I guess.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have to offer.
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